Are We Products Of Our Environments or Products of Our Expectations?
In this episode we have an astounding story of two brothers who turned out very differently. Both raised in the same environment but they made very different choices for the lives they live today. You can do the same. Regardless of your current or past environment, you can change your decisions and expectations about tomorrow.
Episode #669 June 21, 2019 –
Hi, this is Dan Miller – and yes you’re listening to the 48 Days Radio show – where each week we take 48 minutes to dive into real life questions about finding your passion, deciding what kind of life you want to live – and then finding or creating work that allows you to show up every day, excited to be able to do something that is meaningful, fulfilling – and profitable. This is where normal, indecision and ambiguity come to die. Welcome to the 48 Days Radio Show.
Questions:
Why did your life turn out this way?
Listen in as I share some of the comments in our 48 Days Eagles Community to this:“We are not products of our environments – we are products of our expectations.”
What do you think? Agree or not?
How did I go from farm boy to NYT author?
Listen in to my story and how I realized how I could change my life by changing my expectations. Have you heard of Post Traumatic Growth — how some people are able to heal and actually grow from a traumatic event.The key to success and the key to failure: We become what we think about.
What 5 characteristics are needed to overcome a negative environment?
- Loving Relationships
- Uncompromising Integrity
- Clear Purpose
- Vibrant Health
- Optimistic Faith
Quotation:
[click_to_tweet tweet=”‘Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson @48daysteam” quote=”‘Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson”]
Resources:
Author Insights: “My Greatest Personal Development Lesson”, a wonderful one-of-a-kind audio collection featuring candid stories, powerful recollections, and eye-opening advice you won’t hear anywhere else. Dan’s story is included along with Vic Conant, Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy, Denis Waitley, and more. Get it here.
The story of the young girl who had to choose a pebble out of a bag to determine her destiny. To join in with great discussions like environment vs. expectations in the 48 Days Eagles Community, join us here, where we focus on gaining the right mindset, idea and network to succeed in business.
Who we hang with the most, our thoughts and our words from yesterday, is most likely who we are today.
Dan, I’m glad I found you, because even though I haven’t done super great things in life, what I have learned from you and the endless network of great folks that follow you, is priceless and have helped me be a better person than I otherwise would have been. I’m SO glad that my past hasn’t defined my future.